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Brasa – Exquisite Cachaças & More

Brasa – Exquisite Cachaças & More

September 2, 2016

May I present you myself?   This is Brasa, an Austrian/Brazilian company, that would like to deliver Cachaca and other exquisite and delicious beverages in Austria. Not only a synonym for Cachaça in Brazil, the word Brasa means fire, fervor and it is also a symbol for passion, excitement and often the demand or wish for something. […]

The birth of Prometheus

The birth of Prometheus

May 26, 2016

  Many entrepreneurs know that feeling: November is almost over and you start to search for nice giveaways for your customers. Since we live in Vienna and we always try to buy Austrian gifts to our customers worldwide, sometimes it gets difficult to find something interesting and unexpected. You do not only want to make sure […]

The WSET Units 4 to 6. Actually 5 and 6.

The WSET Units 4 to 6. Actually 5 and 6.

April 28, 2016

As I couldn’t pass the WSET Unit 3 Exam last summer I just decided to leave it for a while and focus on something different. In January I just started the classes for WSET Units 4 to 6, which includes spirits, sparkling and fortified wines. I don´t know how does it works in another WSET […]

Wanderlust – a self compilation between triumph and failures

Wanderlust – a self compilation between triumph and failures

April 14, 2016

  I started traveling abroad alone when I was 15 years old. My parents always have encouraged my brother and I to explore the world and learn as many languages as possible. “Communication is something you need to do during your entire life. I don´t care if you are not school´s best. You don´t need […]

No molasses, please. We are cachaça!

No molasses, please. We are cachaça!

January 21, 2016

Many people ask me about the differences between cachaça and rum. Many even try to define cachaça as some “special type of Brazilian rum”. Well, that´s partially truth: cachaça is a Brazilian creation and Cachaça can ONLY be called cachaça if it is produced in Brazil. Rum ist produced out of the molasses and not […]

2015 in review

December 31, 2015

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 3,900 times in 2015. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 3 trips to carry that many people. Click here to […]

About Cenosillicaphobie and another exceptional facts about beer

About Cenosillicaphobie and another exceptional facts about beer

November 11, 2015

    “Near water beer”: This is most known as american beer style because of the low body, alcohol and extract from this beer style. “Craft beer” means “handmade”, due to the beer garagists who started to produce exquisite beer in very small quantities. Nowadays, this terminology has become a new meaning because many breweries […]

Krakow for dummies and foodies

Krakow for dummies and foodies

November 5, 2015

  I spent some days in Krakow with friends and I must admit I was completely SURPRISED by what I saw. I wansn´t expecting Krakow to be so beautiful. Krakow is ancient, modern and state of the art at the same time. You will be surrounded by deep cultural aspects and, at the same time, […]

It´s time to talk about Zierfandler & Rotgipfler

It´s time to talk about Zierfandler & Rotgipfler

October 20, 2015

  The leaves of the trees have already become gold, burgundy red or brawn and are slowly falling on the floor. The days are getting shorter and the it became cool even during the day. Sometimes it´s foggy. Sometimes it rains. Everybody knows: the autumn has arrived! In the vinophile Austria has also arrived the time to […]